‘Buck Clagett’ [Stewart]
‘Buck Clagett’ [Stewart] Photo © Carolyn Beck |
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| Cultivar: | Group: | Color: | Blooms: | Type: | Reg Ref: |
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| ‘Buck Clagett’ | Stewart | Early Midseason | Evergreen | ||
| Height: | Width: | Hardy: | Other Name(s): | Seed Parent: | Pollen Parent: |
| 3 1/2’ | 3' | Zone 7 | 'Janice Lynn', Roslyn | 'Dorothy Clark', Back Acres | |
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3 1/2’ tall x 3’ wide with an intermediate habit. Flowers white with tints of purplish-pink, blotch of strong reddish-purple, and light yellowish-green throat. Hose-in-hose with 10 (5+5) petals and some petaloid stamens, broad funnel-shaped, wavy edges, 23” wide x 2 1/3” long, 1-2 per cluster. Blooms early-midseason (early May in Oak Hill, VA). Calyx absent. Foliage dark green, semiglossy. Leaf shape: elliptic with a cuneate base and broadly acute tip, up to 2” long x 1” wide. Zone 7. Selection number: RBS 31. Breeder code: #34-94-01. Cross: 'Janice Lynn', Roslyn x 'Dorothy Clark', Back Acres. Named for William (Buck) Clagett, the breeder of the Bowie Mills azaleas. Buck is one of the founding members of the ASA and a very integral part of the Brookside Gardens Chapter, serving as it President and participating in many of its functions. He is a recipient of the Frederick P. Lee Commendation for his outstanding service to the furthering of horticulture and the appreciation of azaleas. |
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